courtesy Animated Knots The West Country Whipping must be the easiest whipping to teach and learn – merely a series of Half Knots...

courtesy Animated Knots A whipping knot or whipping is a binding of marline twine or whipcord around the end of a rope to prevent its...

courtesy Animated Knots The Diagonal Lashing Knot is used to lash two spars together. Unlike the Square lashing which works for right...

courtesy Animated Knots The Square Lashing Knot is used to bind two poles together. The lashing is designed to be load bearing and can be...

courtesy Animated Knots and 101 Knots The timber hitch is used to secure a rope round a post or any cylindrical object. It is also known...

courtesy Animated Knots and 101 Knots The sheepshank knot is mostly used to shorten a length of rope temporarily. Not being a stable...

courtesy Animated Knots and 101 Knots Need to connect a fat rope to a skinny one? Do you need to connect a rope to the corner of a tarp...

courtesy Animated Knots and 101 Knots The bowline (pronunciation “boh-lin”) is a knot that can itself be tied at the middle of a rope...

courtesy Animated Knots and 101 Knots The figure 8 knot also known as the Flemish knot is a type of stopper knot that helps in climbing...

courtesy Animated Knots and 101 Knots The square knot is a classic for connecting lines and tying knots. In other words, it is used to...

courtesy Animated Knots and 101 Knots The Clove Hitch is an easy knot to tie, and it secures a line to a tree or post quickly, but it...